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  1. barend
    FWIW: do not install the collector and expect to insert the pipes. This job either sucks or is a breeze. I've done it twice and the first time was a nightmare. Install the downpipes and work the collector up onto them. If you have an airdam make sure the front headers are lined up as well since you will have a hard time lining them up with everything already together. Enjoy! :rotfl:
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    Been around 25 year ssinc ewe (ex and mostly I) built a garage. I did the prep work with a rented loader, bought a couple truck loads of gravel fill, and build the frame for the pad. Hired a guy who did concrete on the side and had me a pad. Prefab walls and a get together to put her up including trusses. Did the roof sheeting and siding myself but hired a roofer to do the shingles. If'n I didn't have a 12-12 roof would have done that myself too. You can do it, if it comes to it Dan!
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    Pulled the battery and took it to get a load test. Result: bad battery!! I was outside the 90day free replacement, but still walked out with a new battery for less then $25.00. Charge it overnight and hopefully should be good to go. Thanks for the feedback guys!!
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    I'm having entirely too much fun here:bang head::bang head:. Pulled the bike in last week to change the brake pads in back and the caliper sticks, so I ordered a rebuild from Earl and have a hard time bleeding it, but worse I accidentally left the key in the ACC mode and drained the battery. Now, after sitting on a 2amp charge overnight I still can't start the bike!!!:headache: Acts as though there is not enough juice. Battery says 11 amp with the key on, hit the starter and she drops to 7.5 or so and just clicks. I even tried starting her with the charger in start mode and she tries, but doesn't fully turn over. I'm tempted to say the battery is fried but how could this have killed the battery?? Battery was new this past summer. Need some help quick folks, I'm tired of driving the wife's car and the weather's been too nice as well
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    I run the stuff in my MkI, seems to run a tad cooler but at the cost it won't go back in a second time
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    Those are the ones I got, I liked them better then the WallyWorld ones, mostly because of the rubber grommet protecting the wires where they come out of the housing and I believe they were 35W to begin with. Price wise they were pretty close Oh, O'Reilly's.
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    Ditto!!!
  8. barend
    To get back to somewhat more serious crap ... :witch_brew::innocent::innocent: Errr ......, Teach, .... If it reaches the point that a member is afraid to post their opinion for fear of insulting someone, then we lose what may have been some good information that we could have all learned from. Knife cuts both ways, and "In order for you to insult me, I would first have to value your opinion" :cool10::cool10::cool10:
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    Thanks Gary! Yes there is a spacer in there then. Talked to Earl and he is going to send me a rebuild rear caliper since the one I have seems to be sticking. He also posited that someone may have put a front caliper on the back, says there is a slight difference in the offset. I'll wait to see till I get that thing before I start doing anything else drastic. Btw: three bolts, ten minutes to remove the sidecar :-)
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    There is a space in between the bracket and swingarm, looks to be 3mm. What i can not determine if it is a shoulder on the bracket or a spacer. (I know, pictures would help, unfortunately my digital camera is broke and my phone won't send the pics to my e-mail for some reason). Could I drop the wheel with it sitting on the center stand to see what kind of spacers I've got where? I.e. not totally remove it which for me would requiring the removal of he front wheel as well and kneeling it.
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    I did some measuring: from the bracket face to the center of the disk is 37.35mm from the outside of the caliper mounting tab to the center of the pad cavity is 29.37mm I took the pads back out and compressed the pistons all the way and I can not mount the caliper centered without spacers between it and the bracket. The wheel would have to come over to the right to do so! I wondered if the bracket could be bend somehow, but then figured it was a cast piece and wold break first. Then a scary thought occurred, first time I was trying to set up the sidecar I noticed that the right outside of the rear tire is almost in line with the right outside of the front tire. I contributed it to maybe a warped frame since I could not find evidence of a cracked frame. I noticed the same thing after modifying my sidecar sub frame and having to set it up again. Is it conceivable that when the disk was replaced by me (shop), the wheel was re-installed wrong (again) causing the need for spacers. Could this somehow be related?
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    Could barely get the bike out of the garage to go to work last night so I left it and took the truck. I did pull the caliper again and measured the disk, it appears to be the correct thickness. I can not find any writing on the disk other then the numbers 2081 on both sides. I did take some pictures but I've been up since 1500hrs and I need to get to sleep, I have another ten hour shift tonight. I did re-install the caliper without the obvious non OEM "spacers" to see what would happen. It appears the inside piston compresses all the way while the outside still appears to be slanting. could not turn the wheel by hand like that. I did a very rough check for warping by holding a reed up the the outside of the disk and spinning the wheel (without caliper), I did not observe any type of oscilation. May take you up on that caliper and swing arm if I can't figure this out Dingy. I'm sure a rattle can of black paint will take care of any red. If y'all think of anyting else i can check let me know, I'm gonna crash!
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    when I bought the bike in august '08, the rear brake was destroyed due to a missing, incorrectly placed or wrong spacer (I forget which one, it's been a number of years and the shop did the work) They installed an aftermarket disk. I discovered (much) later that the brake disk was getting hot while riding and subsequently while spinning the wheel on the center stand that it rubs in one spot. I'm trying to determine whether a wrong disk was installed, or mayheps an incorrect installation. Should have measured the disk's thickness, but I forgot, I believe it's supposed to be 5mm. As far as the caliper, doesn't the MkI only have a one sided piston? I may have to rebuild it, though that was supposed to have been done back then as well.
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    yeppers, tandem with 3500# axles/electric brakes. It'll pull better, stop better and in a pinch you can blow a tire and keep running. Open trailer is cheaper, but your stuff will be out in the weather and some folks might, errr ..... borrow from you more easily. enclosed gives the added benefit of having walls to hang stuff on, security considerations as well as protecting your investment from the elements when not in use, and you can leave everything on the trailer when not in use. Personally, unless you have a place to park the thing inside when not in use, go all the way and get an enclosed.
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    I'm replacing the pads on my rear brake and would like a quick confirmation/correction about the thickness of the spacers. I measure the spacers between the caliper and the caliper bracket arm at 4mm and the one between the swing arm and caliper bracket appears to be 3mm. (I'd have to pull the wheel to make sure.) Is this correct? Added question. should the disk be installed based on rotation or is that subject to which disk if at all? I notice the outside pad is not flush with the face of the disk, piston problem??? Thanks! Oh, if you missed it in my profile it's an '83
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    Trust

    barend replied to utadventure's topic in Jokes and Humor

    you can have the crotch rocket, I'll take the babe!!
  17. barend
    Y'all don't get it, his bike has a "passing gear", you pass it from 1st straight to 3d, cause it don't work.
  18. barend
    The last to lines are interesting in light of the content: "follow us on twitter" and "join us on facebook" SilverT, I'd see about getting a tax refund for the last 24 years ........
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    My old ship...

    barend replied to Monty's topic in Watering Hole

    and if they are willing to show that, you know it can do even more.
  20. barend
    Though I am not officially listing my bike yet, the plan is to get a newer bike in the next couple of months if Murphy doesn't come calling. You'll have to wait till I make a final decision on what it will be before I'll share my choice. However that means I'd be selling my blond '83 Royale, almost new tires, delinked brakes with stainless lines, super brace, highway pegs and or boards, running boards front and back, upgraded R/R, all running and brake tail light converted to LED, H9 head light, new battery, new tires, most all venture line chrome and accessories (I think), about 47K miles. Butt Butler. Cassette deck works! I have some miscellaneous new OEM parts as well including a stator. No issues with second gear or frame. If you are or know of someone who might be interested give me a shout, I'm tentativelly shooting for a 2-3 month time frame, Unless you want to give me some astronomical amount of money, then it'd be sold yesterday . 'Cause I may do that anyway with the right (and fair) amount.
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    Except that at home I park in the garage. Parking lot at work does have a slight slope but, it ain't much. New battery and plugs in the last couple of months. No new caps though .... This is a first Gen though:stirthepot: and I mentioned rain, not a directed blast from a firehose. In fairness though I've done the same thing.
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    Rather then starting a new thread I thought I'd throw this in here. I came across the site of http://nexx-usa.com/Scripts/default.asp for helmets. Not cheap, but some seem more unique then what's out there already. I personally like the X30.
  23. barend
    We had some rain night before last and the bike sat out in it while I was working. Temps were in the low 40's. Bike would turn over and catch, just couldn't get it to continue running. Wound up letting it roll downhill to start. What's up with that?? Figure it's moisture some where, just no clue where.
  24. barend
    Leave early and go thru the UP and down through Michigan. make it a road trip.:happy65::happy65:
  25. barend
    And then there's the regulator/rectifier. Get in on the next group buy that's going on.
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